Rob Tolley London - Top Traits Shared by Successful Entrepreneurs.pdf

While no two successful entrepreneurs are the same, many do seem to share a number of the same personality traits. For those interested in pursuing an entrepreneurial path, cultivating these traits could be a great idea.

1. ROB TOLLEY
LONDON
CEO and Co-Founder of Global Specialty Underwriters
Top Traits Shared by Successful
Entrepreneurs

2. Top Traits Shared by
Successful Entrepreneurs
Whilenotwosuccessfulentrepreneursarethesame,manydoseemtoshareanumber
ofthesamepersonalitytraits.Forthoseinterestedinpursuinganentrepreneurialpath,
cultivatingthesetraitscouldbeagreatidea.
They’reCurious
Mostsuccessfulentrepreneurshaveastrongsenseofcuriosity;they’repronetoasking
questionsandaren’tafraidtoexperiment,trynewthingsandtakecalculatedrisks.Even
wherefailurehasoccurred,theseindividualswillmakeitaprioritytofindoutwhatcould
bechangedorimprovedtoincreasethechancesofsuccessonthenexttry.
TheyWorkHardButAren’tAfraidtoTakeTimeOff
Whilethevastmajorityofsuccessfulentrepreneursadvocatethevalueofhardwork,
theyalsorecognisetheimportanceoftakingregulartimeofftorefresh,rechargeand
reflect.Makingtimeforhealthyrelationshipswithfamilymembersandfriendsisvital.

3. Top Traits Shared by
Successful Entrepreneurs
TheyBuildResilientBusinessRelationships
Intimesofcrisis,businessrelationshipscanbetested.Entrepreneurswhohaveachieved
success,likeRobTolley,formerLondonbroker,tendtoputastrongfocusonbuilding
resilientrelationships.Thisinvolvesseekingoutpeoplewithsharedstandards,values,
beliefsandcommitments.Relationshipsthatarepurelyfinancialusuallyequatetoa
morelimitedconnection–andonethat’smoreatriskofexperiencingconflict.
TheyDelegate
Effectiveentrepreneursfocusontheirskillsandstrengthsandarewillingtodelegate
tasksasnecessaryinlightofthis;manyfindthatthisdeliversmeaningfulresults.
Furthermore,partofbeingasuccessfulentrepreneurisrecognising(andactingonthe
fact)thattheskillsrequiredtobeagreatCEOaredifferentfromthoseneededto,for
example,startabusinessordevelopsoftware.

4. Top Traits Shared by
Successful Entrepreneurs
TheyPlaceaHighValueonTime
Successfulentrepreneurstendtoplaceanextremelyhighvalueontime,witha
focusonbeingefficientandoptimisingtheirtimeasmuchaspossible.Tothisend,
theyrecognisethehoursofthedaythatthey’remostproductiveandprioritise
revenue-generating,high-valuetasksoveradministrativetasksandmeetings.
TheyPlanfortheFuture
Theabilitytoplanforboththeshortandlongtermisakeysharedtraitof
successfulentrepreneurs.Theyusuallyhavebothacarefullyconsideredplan
regardingtheday-to-dayrunningoftheiroperationaswellasaroadmapforyears
intothefuture,incorporatingadetailedoutlineforgrowth.